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The Protected Area Network along withg several agencies teamed up to help PAN site managers gain the necessary knowledge and skills, to be able to effectively manage their states' protected areas, which was the main goal of the three-day workshop facilitated by the Palau Conservation Society (PCS
...the effects of fires linger long after they’re extinguished: They can upend ecosystems, influence climate and disrupt communities. While NASA keeps an eye on today’s fires, it also tackles the big-picture questions that help fire managers plan for the future.
New research bolsters the case for indigenous-led land management as a crucial conservation solution.
Integrated management of China’s protected areas through the newly formed National Park Administration could boost both conservation and tourism. Link to full article below.
Through a Regional Learning Workshop on the Effective Management of Protected Areas organised by the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), the 11 managers and senior staff involved in the management of Asean Heritage Parks and protected areas learned the elements and principles of ecotourism, as w
Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is needed to ensure the long-term persistence of biodiversity and ecosystem service delivery. The Convention on Biological Diversity agreed in 2010 to have 17% of land covered by wellconnected PA systems by 2020 (Aichi Target 11). We here globally assess, for all countries, the trends in terrestrial PA connectivity every other year from 2010 to 2018 using the ProtConn indicator, which quantifies how well the PA systems are designed to support connectivity.
"Wild foods," or wild edible species, provide important nutrients for millions of people worldwide, but they were left out of a recent report on creating sustainable food systems. Click on the link below to read the full article.
More than 10,000 protected areas of different types and various functions have been set up in China, accounting for 18 percent of the country's total land area, said Wu Minglu, who is in charge of protected area management with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
The Indonesian government announced today, Friday, July 19, 2019, that it will ban tourism by closing Komodo Island in 2020. Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to over 5,000 Komodo lizards, often called Komodo Dragons.
Launched on 27 June, the Barana Nature and Heritage Park is a milestone for community-based conservation in Solomon Islands.